A/N: Whoa! Look who's back! ^_^ Yeah, it's me, and unlike my past stories, I'm tackling Card Captor Sakura! So bring it on! ^_~ It's AU, revolves totally around Sakura and Syaoran, and happens to be a reincarnation fic. (And you thought they only existed in the Fushigi Yuugi section!) The prologue is relatively short, and the upcoming chapters are sure to be longer. Anyway, enjoy!
Life Lost, Love Discovered
Prologue
"Kirika."
She turned at the sound of her name, her face tear-stained and ragged. "Why are you here?" She whispered, she snapped at the man who stood, aglow with the interior light as he lamented in the doorframe.
"Kirika, I'm so sorry . . ."
"No, you're not!" Kirika let out a sob, her light chestnut locks whipping wildly in the thrashing wind. "No . . . no!"
"I didn't mean it that way. That other woman was merely my cousin! The embrace we exchanged was nothing short of friendly. I would never dream of double-crossing you . . . onegai, you must believe me," his voice was husky with emotion as he gently put his hand upon her frail shoulder.
Kirika stared at him in shock. "Your cousin?"
"Hai."
Kirika's hazel-colored hues widened. The tension between them was quickly settling, and the atmosphere on the small balcony was becoming, how do you say . . . romantic. Finally, all threads of displeasure snapped and Kirika began to weep. She threw her tiny body against his, wrapping her pale arms around his waist.
"Isao, I'm sorry . . . I'm so sorry! It was a snap judgment . . . I never thought I was the jealous type! You would never cheat on me. I know that."
I know, you would never . . .
Never, ever . . .
That's when Sakura's eyes flew open.
***
The day was slowly blooming, and Sakura, surprisingly enough, was getting to see it in its full glory. Her alarm was no where near going off, and the sun hardly had even peeked over the hills.
The sixteen year old slowly slid off her bed and to the floor. Her mind was a mess of mixed emotions and jumbled thoughts . . . that dream she had had was so vivid!
Sakura yawned. Isao? Kirika? Her imagination was excellent . . . a little bit to much so, in her opinion. She felt a gentle tap, and tilted her head enough to see Kero, hovering face-to-face with her. She must have had a weird expression plastered on, because her guardian sure was looking at her weird.
"Sakura-chan? Something up?" He asked, furrowing his small brow.
"N-nah. Just had a funny dream."
"A dream!? Sakura-chan, you know--"
"Yeah, yeah. I should relay it to you, because it could have a deeper meaning or could tell of events to come."
"How'd you know?" Kero reeled in honest shock.
"You've only told me that countless times!" Sakura giggled. "Besides, it was nothing."
"That dream woke you up, didn't it? It certainly wasn't nothing if it aroused YOU," Kero emphasized, shaking his head. "You redefine the cliché 'sleeping like a rock.' "
Sakura glared. "No pudding for you."
"NANI!?"
"Ah, joking." Sakura winked. "I gotta go get a shower." She strutted from the room, trying to seem as nonchalant and carefree as could be. As soon as she shut the door, however, she hunched over. Kero had turned on the video games inside, she could tell from the muffled shouting and explosions. She tuned it out as she desperately tried to push that dream from her mind.
Why did it bother her so? And why did it feel as though her heart was breaking?
A/N: There ya have it, the beginning to this . . . ano, epic tale of life, love, and reincarnation! ::coughs:: R+R, ONEGAI!
